Clean sheet

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A clean sheet is a football (soccer) term, meaning a game in which the team referred to have not conceded any goals. The main purpose of goalkeepers and defenders is to keep a clean sheet.

If Team A win a game against Team B 3-0, Team A are said to have 'kept a clean sheet', as they have not conceded any goals.

[edit] Origin of Term

The term first appeared in the 1930s and it derived from sports reporting in which the reporter would use separate pieces of paper to record different events of the game. If one team does not let in a goal, then that team's "details of goals conceded" column would appear blank, hence leaving a clean sheet.

[edit] Fantasy Football

In Fantasy Football defenders and goalkeepers get awarded points for keeping a clean sheet.